Prefixes A
Define prefix: pre-
before
Define prefix: post-
after
Combine these sentences:
I like pizza. I like tacos.
I like pizza and I like tacos.
What word can mean both a group of words and a legal punishment from a judge?
sentence
What kind of fish is Nemo?
Clown fish
Define prefix: re-
again
Define prefix: Cent-
"hundred"
Combine these sentences:
Sarah studied hard.
She did not pass the test.
Sarah studied hard, but she did not pass the test.
What word can mean both a sum of money paid for breaking a rule and something described as “good or okay”?
fine
The largest organ in the human body
skin
The period after a war is known as the
postwar
insect with almost 100 legs is a
centipede
Combine these sentences:
I brought an umbrella.
It was raining.
I brought an umbrella because it was raining.
What word can mean both a season of the year and a metal coil that stores energy?
spring
What is the 3rd planet away from the sun?
Earth
To play something again
replay
There are 100 of these in a dollar
Cent
Combine these sentences:
I was tired.
I went to bed early.
I was tired, so I went to bed early.
What word means to set someone up or make them appear guilty of something they did not do?
frame
To hear something the wrong way
mishear
Authors sometimes add a short section at the very end of a book to explain what happened to the characters later on. This section is called a postscript (or P.S.). What does the root script mean if the whole word means "written after"?
to write
Because the map was drawn poorly, it began to mislead the hikers into the deepest part of the woods.” Define mislead based on its structure.
to guide or lead someone in the wrong direction
Combine these sentences:
We can watch a movie.
We can play a game.
We can watch a movie or we can play a game.
What word can mean to remove someone from a game and also refers to a baseball hit where the batter is out?
strike
What is the base word of beautifully?
beauty